Royal Ascot: Britannia Stakes

The Britannia Stakes is a flat handicap for three-year-old colts and geldings over the straight mile, on the same course and distance as the Royal Hunt Cup, on the third day of the Royal meeting.
Early history:- The inaugural running of the Britannia Stakes over the Old Mile took place on Friday 22nd June 1928 and was won by Sea Crag (10/1), a bay horse by Craig An Eran out of Seabloom, who defeated Covent Garden (7/1), Oreval (20/1) and 21 others by 2 lengths and the same.
Britannia Stakes 1958 Handicap Old Mile
Pos. Horse Jockey Trainer Owner
1 LEGAL TIE E Britt Beasley Sir K Parkinson 9/2
2 SUPREME JOY W Carr Boyd-Rochfort Lady G Cholmondeley 100/8
3 BARLEY J Purtell P Nelson Mme G Malville 20/1
4 ZANZIBAR E Mercer G Colling Captain P Dunne 4/1 fav
5 LAVANDIER L Piggott H Wragg Begum Aga Khan 100/7
6 AALSUND D Smith J F Watts Lord Derby 100/8
7 FORENSIC F Barlow Barling Major J Priestman 100/8
8 BLACKNESS J Egan J Jarvis Lord Rosebery 100/6
9 COCKED HAT G Lewis Hastings-Bass Lord Sefton 100/6
10 DICK WHITTINGTON B Jago Nightingall Mr E Littler 100/7
11 SAUL J Mercer R J Colling Mr C Loyd 7/1
12 SCULTORE D Keith K Cundell Mr J Hawes 100/6
13 RED FUEL Henry Hollinshead Mrs R Mason 20/1
14 FULMINATE J Lynch F Armstrong Mr G Tachmindji 20/1
The Britannia Stakes took place on Tuesday 17th June 1958 and the winner, a bay horse by Dogat out of Aster Link, won a first prize of £1050 (equivalent to £25,000 in 2020). Over round 121%
Britannia Stakes Handicap 1 mile 1928
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